World leaders walk out of Netanyahu’s speech at UN General Assembly

World leaders and diplomats have walked out of Israeli Prime Minister’s speech at United Nations General Assembly in protest against devastating war on Gaza and latest attacks on Lebanon.

Several diplomats could be seen walking out in haste as Benjamin Netanyahu entered the great hall to speak, with the presiding diplomat having to shout “order, please” as Israeli leader took to the stage.

The war on Gaza, now approaching its one-year mark, has turned much of the enclave into an uninhabitable hellscape.

More than 42,000 people have been killed, almost the entire population are reported to have fled their homes at least once, and those in northern Gaza are on the verge of famine.

Meanwhile, whole neighbourhoods and families have been erased, with homes, schools and hospitals devastated by air strikes and tank fire. 

Despite the bloodbath, Israel has sought to expand the war, and in the past week has been relentlessly bombing Lebanon, killing more than 700 people, including scores of women and children.